About 100 kayakers and canoeists from across the Midwest travel to Wausau for their chance to be the Midwest Freestyle Champion in their respective class: Beginners, Intermediates, Experts, Masters, Canoe and Womens. Participants will complete as many tricks as they can in one minute and the individual with the most points moves on to the next round.

Beginner or expert, young or old — everyone is encouraged to join us! The beginner competition has dozens of participants surfing and spinning to challenge themselves and their skills, so don’t be shy, there’s a competition class for every level. Test your skills and support other great regional paddlers.

In addition to freestyle competitions, we have a number of other fun events on Sunday including a downriver race, team event and big wave trick event as time allows.

Competition entry is $50 for the weekend and includes two days of practice water. Add an event T-shirt for $15.

Competitors will also earn a raffle ticket and a chance to score some great paddle gear!

Registration Opening Soon

Recreational paddling is also available at $20/per day, however you MUST avoid features where competitions are in progress.